Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-17
NEWS SUMMARY.

Peter Smith was arrested at Columbus,
OHIO, Tuesday night as he arrived from
Orrville, In consequence of a telegram
from the police at Cleveland asking
that he be held on suspicion of being
concerned in the Revenna rescue of the
crook, McMunn.
Tie police attempted, Tuesday to dis
perse socialist meeting which was be-
ing held in back brewery, at Stetson,
Germany, but failed. A force Of mill
tary was then summoned and with fixed
bayonets drove the people from the hall.
Several Of the people were wounded by
bayonet thrusts and one man reported
killed. The hall in which the meeting
was held was completely wrecked. At
Magdeburg twenty four socialists we've
arrested on charge of belonging to an
illegal society.
Reports received from various direc-
tiOns reassert that troops are being con-
centrated in Southern Russia.
United States District Judge Treat,
at St. Louis, has rendered a decision in
the case of the Iowa Steel Barb Wire
Co., Of MarshallUcwn, Iowa, against the
Southern BARB Wire Co., Of st. Louis
The decision was against the latter com.
pany, declaring that the Ross patent for
barb wire manufacturing, under which
the St. Louis company was operating,
was an infringement upon the Burnell
patent held by the Marshalltown COM
pany.
Hugh Trainer, James Smith, Jr., and
Peter Mack were killed by a train at
Hyde Park, Mass, Wednesday morning.
John Ingham, who shot his wife the
other day at Boston, Pa, because she
had sued him for support, and who was
sent to Jail, committed suicide by tear
ing assunser his wlndpipe Saturday
night in his cell at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Eva Fisher, aged eighty,fve, was burn
ed to death near Lima, Ohio, Saturday.
The clothing exchange of Phlladel-
phia locked out their cutters, numbering
1000, Monday morning. Probably 49,
600 persons are affected by the lock- out.
A bill passed the Texas senate Friday
and will probably pass the house, pro-
hibiting the dealing in 1utures or fine
OF not less than 500 and not more than
$500 and imprisonment in the county
Jail for six months, each day the busl-
ness is continued to constitute separate
ofense.
Owing to floods caused by ice gorgcs
no trains have departed for the west
from Lock Haven, Pa, for forty eight
hours. The tracks of the Philadelphia
and Erie road are submerged from
eight to twelve feet.
A free fight took place on the pier of
the Morgan line of steamers at New York
Monday between number of Italians
and striking longsho1emen. After the
police separated the combatants, John
O'Neil, longshoreman, was found ly-
ing on the pier weltering in his blood
and near him lay an open razor. O'NeIl
had deep slash down his back. He
was removed to the hospital in an un-
conscious condition.
A document prepared by Senator In
gals, and offered in the shape of reso-
luton, regarding the rejection by the
senate of Matthews (colored) to be re-
corder of deeds of the District of Co.
lumbia, was adopted by the senate Mon
day, 26 to IS, "a party vote) and will be
sent to the president with the rejection.
A negro, named Calvan Garmany,
has been found near GreenvilIe, S. c.,
who has just discovered that he is a
free man. He has been working for a
brutal master, and had not heard of the
emancipation proclamation.
There are $685. Baptists in Nebraska
and 1858 enrolled in the Sunday
schools.
John F. Cook, agent for the G., R.
s. P. road at Rock Island, Ill, finished
the task of eating thirty quail in thirty
days Tuesday night. He eat two ad
ditional at the last nights's meal, which
made the total number thirty two.
a band of ruffians invaded house
at Milwaukee Monday night in which
wedding festivities were progressing. A
free for all tigh: followed in which
knives and beer glasses were used a:
weapons. An old man was fatal
~ stabbed.
DR.. T. D. Bancroft, of Kansas, ha
been engaged by the antl-saloon repub-
lican league TO organize anti-saloon re
publican clubs throughout the country
and will probably begin his work il
Connecticut.
The bill permitting the Oregon Rail
way and Navigation company to bridg
the Willamette river at Portland la
passed the legislature, and will pass
is expected, over threatened veto Q
the governor.
The employees of the South Boston
horse railway, at meeting, unanimous
" decided to site up" the road and M